The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation: Our Mission

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation (S.A.R.F.) is an organization dedicated to the well-being of abandoned, outgrown or neglected Stuffed Animals.* We find permanent and/or foster homes for rescued Stuffed Animals (SAs), and we provide shelter, snuggles and good conversation in the interim. We are committed to the physical and mental rehabilitation of stuffed victims of abandonment, and we raise awareness of these problems through our Stuffed Animal Petting Zoo events. We are located in Austin, TX.

Rescue Objectives

To love SAs whose owners can no longer keep them (due to callousness, ‘growing up’ or apartment redecoration)

To rehabilitate SAs before placement by providing sanitization, psychotherapy, hug therapy and all needed innoculations

To place SAs in suitable homes with loving owners**

To evoke guilty feelings in those who have abandoned childhood SAs and to educate the public regarding SAs’ feelings

To thoroughly screen adoption applicants before making placement decisions

*The S.A.R.F. does not discriminate against ‘non-animal’ species (eg. snowmen, stuffed fruits or vegetables, strikingly cute pillows) as long as they are plush and are sufficiently adorable to be considered viable candidates for adoption.

**The S.A.R.F. reserves the right to keep any SAs to which we become attached during the rehabilitation process.

Our Mission

THE SARF.ORG

Esquirr

Gender

Male

Hometown

Metairie, LA

Temperament

Artistic

Special Needs

Gas stove, squirrel-accessible kitchen

Specialties

Acorn Gumbo, Pecan Pie

Yes, I’m a squirrel. And yes, I’m a chef. So? I mean, what’s wrong with that? I have access to a virtually infinite array of foods from gardens all over town. And acorn soup? Have you ever tried it? Don’t knock it until you do. I make a mean Garden-Pillaged-Basil Pesto, but Salvaged Carved Pumpkin Pie is my specialty. I hope to make to Top Chef in the next few years. The SARF is helping me out by letting me cook four meals a week. It’s been a great experience learning to cook for such a wide range of non-eating stuffed animals. It makes things tough, but I like a challenge. I hope to one day open my own restaurant: SQUIRR.